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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
6290	Vallis Alpes	Vallis Alpes	Moon	155.42	49.21	3.63	50.52	47.79	6.95	0.36	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Switzerland	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-12	Approved	1961	[67]	"Alpine Valley."		Oct 18, 2010
6291	Vallis Baade	Vallis Baade	Moon	206.79	-45.55	-77.23	-42.82	-48.66	-74.76	-79.91	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-109	Approved	1964	[67]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6292	Vallis Bohr	Vallis Bohr	Moon	95.32	10.25	-88.86	11.76	8.68	-88.81	-88.88	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Denmark	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-55	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6293	Vallis Bouvard	Vallis Bouvard	Moon	287.92	-38.45	-82.32	-35.03	-42.19	-80.79	-84.75	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-109	Approved	1970	-	Alexis; French astronomer, mathematician (1767-1843).		Oct 18, 2010
6294	Vallis Capella	Vallis Capella	Moon	106.28	-7.39	35.04	-6.00	-8.69	36.23	33.78	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Romania (Rumania)	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-79	Approved	1984	[182]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
1200	Vallis Christel	Vallis Christel	Moon	2.10	24.54	11.08	24.55	24.54	11.12	11.04	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-42	Approved	1976	-	German female name, part of Aratus CA.	Feature type changed from crater to vallis.	Oct 18, 2010
6295	Vallis Inghirami	Vallis Inghirami	Moon	145.08	-43.95	-72.59	-42.50	-45.39	-69.94	-75.24	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Italy	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-109	Approved	1964	[67]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3121	Vallis Krishna	Vallis Krishna	Moon	2.90	24.50	11.26	24.51	24.50	11.32	11.21	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	India	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-42	Approved	1976	-	Indian male name, part of Aratus CA.	Feature type changed from crater to vallis.	Oct 18, 2010
6296	Vallis Palitzsch	Vallis Palitzsch	Moon	110.50	-26.16	64.64	-24.39	-27.98	64.89	64.42	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-98	Approved	1964	[67]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6297	Vallis Planck	Vallis Planck	Moon	502.90	-57.26	126.16	-49.31	-65.28	129.32	124.17	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-130	Approved	1970	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6298	Vallis Rheita	Vallis Rheita	Moon	509.07	-42.51	51.65	-36.24	-48.69	59.26	44.49	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Czechoslovakia	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-114	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6299	Vallis Schrödinger	Vallis Schrodinger	Moon	301.71	-66.52	104.88	-61.67	-70.27	111.40	99.12	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Austria	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-140	Approved	1970	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
6300	Vallis Schröteri	Vallis Schroteri	Moon	185.32	26.16	-51.58	26.32	24.16	-49.28	-53.63	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-38	Approved	1961	[67]	Schröter's Valley.		Oct 18, 2010
6301	Vallis Snellius	Vallis Snellius	Moon	640.00	-30.93	57.84	-26.08	-34.16	69.35	47.03	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	The Netherlands (Dutch)	Vallis, valles	VA	LAC-98	Approved	1964	[67]	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010

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